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We have invited our members to tell us a little more about themselves, their backgrounds, inspirations and thoughts on the exciting art forms of Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle in Ireland (and further afield)!

Dea Birkett, a former circus artiste, founded and is Ringmaster of Circus250, the UK and Ireland-wide celebration of 250 years of circus in 2018. An established broadcaster, Dea recently made Who Killed the Circus? for BBC World Service, an hour-long documentary on the end of Ringling Brothers circus. Circus Days, Circus Nights, an hour-long documentary for Channel4 on Dea’s experiences of circus work. Dea has introduced and edited Circus250 – the official brochure, documenting the history and current practice of circus in Ireland.

She is an award-winning writer and journalist, author of seven books including Serpent in Paradise and Off the Beaten Track. Three Centuries of Women Travellers. She is a contributor to the Guardian, Mail on Sunday and a wide range of publications on circus, as well as a regular commentator for the BBC and Irish radio stations. She is Creative Director of ManyRiversFilms, a BAFTA-winning film company, making challenging dramas and documentaries.

We have invited our members to tell us a little more about themselves, their backgrounds, inspirations and thoughts on the exciting art forms of Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle in Ireland (and further afield)!

Introducing Inferno Fire Show, a Cork-based Fire Performance Company creating new sensations for audiences mixing circus skills, theatre, fire manipulation and pyrotechnics. The company was created by a trio of highly accomplished fire performers: Guillaume Cousson, Ronan McLoughlin and Will Flanagan.

We have invited our members to tell us a little more about themselves, their backgrounds, inspirations and thoughts on the exciting art forms of Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle in Ireland (and further afield)!

Introducing Circomara, an Irish based circus company specialising in Acrobatics and Physical Comedy, who sailed all the way down from Sweden to Dublin in 2013. Since then, Circomara has become a renowned company in the Irish Circus and Street Arts scene and wowed audiences at the famous Spraoi Waterford festival as one of the New Emerging Street Talents in 2015, Dublin Fringe with the 'Way of the Coconut' held on their 27ft sailing circus boat the 'Tintomara', and many more. Circomara tour all over the world with award-winning companies such as Tumble Circus and Fanzini Productions. They work with Clowns Without Borders and other programmes bringing Circus to the Middle East such as Taking Flight in Gaza with the support of Culture Ireland. Circomara is also one of the founding member of Irish Acro, the Irish Acrobalance Convention happening this May! We've interviewed Henrik Gard to get to know the company better and learn all about his aspirations for the future.

Enjoy reading about Henrik's experiences in the world of Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle!

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